Gingrich sticks by N.H. in primary flap

On the heels of Jon Huntsman's threat to boycott the Nevada caucuses because of the calendar move-up, Newt Gingrich makes the same stand-by-the-Granite-State pledge.

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"As a citizen, I have always supported New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary. Now, as a candidate for president, I am committed to competing in and maintaining the first-in-the-nation status of the New Hampshire primary," he said in a statement. "Therefore, I will not compete in a state [that] holds its contest inside of one week of New Hampshire. I trust [former Gov.] Romney and [Gov.] Perry will join me in protecting the New Hampshire primary and campaigning in New Hampshire toward a Jan. 10 primary contest."